To: Board of Supervisors
From: DHHS: Administration
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Bringing Families Home Grant, Jointly Applied with Yurok Health and Human Services, to Provide Housing Support Services to Families involved with Child Welfare Services
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Authorize the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Director, or a designee thereof, to accept a grant in the amount of $700,000.00 over the period of April 2020 through June 2022;
2. Authorize the DHHS Director, or a designee thereof, to execute any and all agreements required to administer the grant after review and approval by County Counsel, Risk Management, and the County Administrative Office; and
3. Approve the allocation of one (1.0) full time equivalent (FTE) Program Coordinator (job class 1425, salary range 424) in budget unit (BU) 426, effective immediately upon Board of Supervisors approval.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Mental Health Fund
DISCUSSION:
DHHS and the Yurok Department of Health & Human Services (YHHS) applied for and has been selected to receive a grant from the California Department of Social Services called Bringing Families Home. The purpose of the Bringing Families Home grant is to reduce the number of families in the child welfare system experiencing or at risk of homelessness, to increase family reunification, and to prevent foster care placement. In DHHS, the majority of the grant money, if accepted by your Board, will be designated for shorter-term (24 months or fewer) rental assistance and other rental/move in costs such as security and utility deposits.
The grant funding supports the hiring of a Program Coordinator to serve as a Housing Navigation Program Coordinator. This Program Coordinator will work extensively with private landlords to receive access to and link Child Welfare Services (CWS)-involved families to available rental properties. Many DHHS customers have renta...
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